J. Adam Ereli
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Joseph Adam Ereli is an American
diplomat
and ambassador
. Ereli is the current ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain. In 1989 Ereli joined the Foreign Service and served in Africa
. He also served as the Director of the Office of Press and Public Affairs. Ereli was sworn in as the 15th United States Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain on June 28, 2007. He arrived in Baharin on June 30.
Mr. Ereli earned a B.A. in History from Yale University
in 1982 and an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University
in 1989. Before entering the Foreign Service, he worked as a journalist and human rights activist in Paris, France.
United States
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diplomat
Diplomat
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and ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
. Ereli is the current ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain. In 1989 Ereli joined the Foreign Service and served in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. He also served as the Director of the Office of Press and Public Affairs. Ereli was sworn in as the 15th United States Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain on June 28, 2007. He arrived in Baharin on June 30.
Mr. Ereli earned a B.A. in History from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1982 and an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
in 1989. Before entering the Foreign Service, he worked as a journalist and human rights activist in Paris, France.